Root Canal Endodontics

Inside your tooth’s hard outer shell (enamel) is a nourishing pulp of blood vessels, lymph vessels and nerves. They can be found inside the tooth in a so called “canal”. (marked red) Deep tooth decay or injury can cause serious damage and infection to the pulps nerves and vessels.and cause severe pain. Root canal, also known as endodontic treatment, cleans out the infected nerve and canals and replaces the organic material with an inert filling.

Some indications of the need for root canal treatment may be:

• Spontaneous pain or throbbing
• Pain while biting or chewing
• Sensitivity to hot and cold

Severe decay or injury that causes an abscess (infection) in the bone surrounding the tooth The tooth will not heal by itself. The infection and inflammation at this point is irreversible. Without treatment, infection will spread and the bone around the tooth will begin to degenerate. Pain usually worsens until one is forced to seek emergency dental attention. The only alternative is usually extraction of the tooth, which can cause surrounding teeth to shift crookedly, resulting in a bad bite. Though an extraction is cheaper, the space left behind will require an implant or a bridge, which can be more expensive than root canal therapy. If you have the choice, it’s always best to keep your original teeth.

More than 95 percent of root canal treatments are successful. I use a special mix of local anesthesia, so the entire procedure will be pain free!

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